Richard

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3/14/07

1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
  • labyrinth project, religion project on perfect world, science project on article

2. Based on these projects, what does research mean to you?
  • research is when you use internet, books, or magazines to find info on a topic. After you find this info you use it to write a paper or make an oral presentation

3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
  • My science research project was sucessful because I use the internet to find the info I needed and used the info to write my summary. There were lno problems and I turn the project in on timewhich made it a sucessful project
Teacher Response March 15

William:

I placed the gray line in for you. I appreciate your enthusiaism for this research project, however, please tey not to be so disruptive during a discussion.

Your grade is 8/10

Mrs. D
3/15/07

1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because:
  • I think the webbing process did not help me find a topic because before I started the webbing process I had already decided what I was going to use as my topic so it just made more work. If I had not found a topic as of the time I started the webbing I think that it would have helped
3/15/07

1. Topic: Battle of Thermopylae
2. Why you chose it: this topic interested me because of the movie 300 . Since I herd of the movie I wanted to learn more about the battle of Thermopylae
3. What you already know about your topic:The battle of thermopylae occured in the Valley of Thermopylae and was between Persia and the Spartans
Teacher Response March 16
Your grade is 20/20.
3/16/06

1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.

Battle of Thermopylae

Fat Question: How did the Greeks win the battle of Thermopylae?

Skinny Questions: Who was the battle of Thermopylae between?
Who organized the battle?
What was the battle of Thermopylae over?
Who won the battle of Thermopylae?
How many people died in the battle?
Why did the winner of the battle win?
What weapons did the Greeks use?
What weapons did the Persians use?
What tactics did the Greeks use?
What tactics did the Persian use?
Teacher Response March 20 Where is your wiki entry number 5? 10/20/
Teacher Response March 21 where is your wiki entry number 6? 0/10.


3/19/07

1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas?

  • the pre-notetaking sheet helped me to formulate my fat and skinny questions
  • it was easy fr me to find my fat question

3/20/07

1. What have I learned today?
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?

  • how to use the note taking on noodle
  • using the data bases is hard to do with a un-wellknown topic
  • use a less broad search
  • use a book and find notes from it

3/21/07

1. What have I learned today?
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?

  • how to use noodle to take notes from a book
  • finding a book was hard
  • ask for help from the teachers
  • use the internet to find info on my topic ----
Teacher Response March 22 - I like Noodle notecards, too. 10/10.

3/22/07

1. What have I learned today?
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?
  • About the geography of the passage of Thermopylae
  • The book i chose to use has too much info.
  • paraphrase alot
  • use the internet to get more info. ----
Teacher Response March 23 - Yes, paraphrase. Do not copy! 10/10.